GRE Word List
ENIGMA
something hard to understand or explain
The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |